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Classic Chocolate Cupcakes

These are classic chocolate cupcakes - rich, fudgy, and decadent!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake, chocolate, chocolate cake, chocolate cupcakes, chocolate recipes, cupcake, dessert, easy recipes
Servings: 16 cupcakes

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup hot coffee or hot water
  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup whole milk room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter melted and cooled

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and prep a standard muffin tin with cupcake liners or by greasing each well.
  • Sift the cocoa powder into a large bowl. Add the hot coffee (or hot water) and whisk until the cocoa powder dissolves. Set aside to cool slightly.
  • In a medium sized bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cornstarch. Stir so that ingredients are evenly distributed and set aside.
  • In the large bowl with the cocoa powder and coffee, add the granulated sugar and stir to combine.
  • Add eggs, vanilla, milk, and melted butter to the cocoa powder mixture. Whisk until fully mixed.
  • Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until all flour is just combined.
  • Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin tin. Each well of the muffin tin should be about ¾ full with batter. There may be excess batter when using a standard muffin tin - do not overfill.
  • Bake at 350°F for 24-26 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
  • Let cool before frosting. Enjoy!